CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC

M&A Activity • Jun 30, 2025

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Central Asia Metals PLC

30 June 2025

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30 June 2025

Central Asia Metals PLC

(the 'Group', the 'Company' or 'CAML')

Executed Third Deed of Variation with New World Resources Ltd

Central Asia Metals Plc (AIM: CAML) confirms that, following its announcement on 26 June 2025, it has executed the Third Deed of Variation with New World Resources Limited (ASX: NWC) ('NWR') to vary the Scheme Implementation Deed dated 21 May 2025 (and as revised on 20 June and 23 June 2025) to increase the cash consideration payable by CAML under the Scheme to A$0.062 per NWR share, valuing NWR at approximately A$230 million. The consideration payable under CAML's proposed Takeover Offer is also A$0.062 per NWR share.

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Advisers and counsel

BMO Capital Markets is acting as lead financial adviser, Mayer Brown is acting as UK and US legal adviser, and Clayton Utz is acting as Australian legal adviser to CAML. Canaccord Genuity is also acting as financial adviser to CAML.

About CAML

Central Asia Metals Plc is a UK incorporated base metals producer, headquartered in London. The company has been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange since its IPO in 2010. Today the Company has a market capitalisation of approximately US$400 million and base metal operations in Europe and Central Asia. The Board of Directors of CAML is composed of UK-based senior level executives, bringing a mix of international mining experience, capital markets experience and environmental, social and governance experience. CAML is well supported by tier-one UK and US institutional shareholders with the top three owners made up of Fidelity International, JO Hambro and BlackRock (between them accounting for approximately 24% of the Company's share register).

CAML owns 100% of the Sasa underground zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia, Europe, and 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper project in central Kazakhstan. CAML also owns an 80% interest in CAML Exploration, a subsidiary formed to progress early-stage exploration opportunities in Kazakhstan, and a 28.4% interest in Aberdeen Minerals Ltd, a privately-owned UK company focused on the exploration and development of base metals opportunities in northeast Scotland.

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of CAML is Richard Morgan, Investor Relations Manager.

For further information contact:

Central Asia Metals	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 9001
Gavin Ferrar
CEO
Louise Wrathall
CFO
Richard Morgan	richard.morgan@centralasiametals.com
Investor Relations Manager
BMO Capital Markets (Lead Financial Adviser to CAML and Joint Broker)		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1010
Thomas Rider
Pascal Lussier Duquette
Jonathan Reard
Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Ross Allister
David McKeown
Emily Bhasin
Canaccord Genuity (Financial Adviser to CAML)		Tel: +61 2 9263 2700
Christian Calabrese
Raj Khatri
BlytheRay (PR Advisers)		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204
Tim Blythe		centralasiametals@blytheray.com
Megan Ray

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